How the Internet Is Paying Tribute to Pi Day

Rebecca Greenfield 1,379 Views Mar 14, 2012

Today is Pi day and since nobody brought us a pie, we'd thought we'd make our own, in chart form. The nerdy place the Internet is, it's all about celebrating March 14, or 3/14, the date that happens to correspond with the mathematical number π, or (roughly) 3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971. But, given that the day is just about a numerical coincidence and also happens to involve a very pun-worthy word, there are only so many ways to go about doing it. We found about five ways, actually. And, as one might expect, many go for the food route. 

Food (Pie) and Drink (Pi-not) Puns and Mandates

 

Literal Numerical Interpretations

3.14 Ways to Celebrate

Musical References

Geek Bait 

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